| 26th week of 2010 patent applcation highlights part 38 |
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| 20100166158 | Method for Analysing an Interactive Voice Response System - Methods for analysing an interactive voice response (IVR) system are disclosed. In the methods, prompts are issued from the IVR system and user input made in response to the prompts from the IVR system is received. One method involves displaying the prompts issued by the IVR system to an operator; and receiving input data from the operator, the data defining whether any change to the IVR system is recommended and/or any recommended changes to the IVR system. Another method involves detecting the occurrence of an unexpected event by comparing the user input against a predefined set of rules, each rule being associated with one or more of the unexpected events; and taking a predefined action in response to the detection of one or more of the unexpected events. | 2010-07-01 |
| 20100166159 | VOICE AND TEXT MAIL APPLICATION FOR COMMUNICATION DEVICES - A voice and text mail application method and apparatus capable of supporting both synchronous and asynchronous voice communication. The application is configured to (i) simultaneously and progressively store media of an incoming message as the media is received at a communication device over the network and (ii) provides a “catch up” rendering option which enables the rendering of previously received media of the message starting at any previous point of the message and to catch up the rendering to the current point or head of the message as the media of the message is being received. By rendering the previously received media of the incoming message out of storage at a rate faster relative to when the media of the incoming message was originally encoded, eventually the rendering will catch up and seamlessly transition the rendering from an asynchronous time-shifted mode out of storage to a synchronous mode as the media of the message is received over the network. In various alternative embodiments, the application also enables the (a) screening of the media of the incoming message as the media is received over the network; (b) the ability to join a live conversation with the sender of the incoming message as the media of the incoming message is received over the network, and/or (c) the option to ignore the media of the incoming message. | 2010-07-01 |
| 20100166160 | Method And System For Providing Enhanced Caller Identification Information Including Screening Invalid Calling Party Numbers - A system and method deliver audible caller identification information when standard Caller ID information is invalid or cannot be provided. In one disclosed embodiment, the Caller ID information must include a valid number of digits and a valid area code. If the Caller ID information is not valid, a calling party is prompted by an announcement to provide the audible caller identification information. | 2010-07-01 |
| 20100166161 | SYSTEM AND METHODS FOR PROVIDING VOICE MESSAGING SERVICES - A voicemail system is capable of recording multiple personalized voicemail greetings for multiple individual potential calling parties. When a call is received by the voicemail system, the identity of the calling party is determined. This can be accomplished through caller ID information for the incoming call, or by interpreting spoken input provided by the calling party. If a personalized voicemail greeting has been established for the calling party, then the personalized voicemail greeting is played to the calling party. If no personalized voicemail greeting has been established for the calling party, a generic voicemail greeting is played to the calling party. | 2010-07-01 |
| 20100166162 | PRESENCE ENHANCED TELEPHONY SERVICE ARCHITECTURE - A method for integrating presence services into a telecommunications system that includes a presence server. The method includes receiving a query, by the presence server from service logic, the query including call parameters and call information, regarding a call from a session initiator to a session terminator. The method also includes comparing, by the presence server, the call parameters and the call information with a stored presence profile established for the session terminator, the stored presence profile including preferred treatment information. The method further includes collecting usage information of the session terminator, and automatically generating the preferred treatment information, when the preferred treatment information has not been established. The method then determines a treatment of the call, by the presence server, based upon the stored presence profile and the preferred treatment information. | 2010-07-01 |
| 20100166163 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR PROMOTING CORPORATE INITIATIVES - A system and method may include storing a set of messages associated with a corporate initiative. A network address of a telephone associated with at least one member of a group of individuals may be identified. A message may be selected from the set of messages for displaying on an electronic display of the telephone. The message may be communicated to the network address for display on the electronic display of the telephone. By displaying the message on the telephone, an employee may be reminded of the message so as to not forget a particular corporate initiative idea. | 2010-07-01 |
| 20100166164 | SYSTEM, METHOD, AND APPARATUS FOR INSERTING CALLER ID INFORMATION INTO A DIGITAL VIDEO SIGNAL - Embodiments of a method, system, and apparatus for inserting caller identifying information into a video signal includes receiving a digital video stream and receiving caller identifier information from an incoming call associated with a calling device. The method further includes converting the caller identifier information into caller identifying textual information, and inserting the caller identifying textual information into the digital video stream using a visual timecode video insertion format. The method further includes transmitting the digital video stream with the inserted caller identifying textual information. | 2010-07-01 |
| 20100166165 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR REAL-TIME, PERSONALIZED, DYNAMIC, INTERACTIVE VOICE SERVICES FOR ENTERTAINMENT-RELATED INFORMATION - A system and method for creation and automatic deployment of personalized, dynamic and interactive voice services relating to subscriber entertainment, including information derived from on-line analytical processing (OLAP) systems. More specifically, the invention relates to a system and method that enable personalized delivery of entertainment-related information in real-time, via natural language voice communication with a voice-enabled terminal device. | 2010-07-01 |
| 20100166166 | CALL HANDLING - The present invention relates to an apparatus ( | 2010-07-01 |
| 20100166167 | Method and Apparatus for Managing Subscriber Profile Information - A method and an apparatus are provided for managing subscriber profile information. The method provides a database containing a global subscriber profile, wherein the global subscriber profile includes the subscriber profile information. A network element serving a subscriber terminal requests information from the global subscriber profile associated with a subscriber identity presented by the subscriber terminal. The method then determines if all global subscriber profile information required for performing a function of the network element is compatible with the network element and transforms incompatible information into information compatible with the network element. | 2010-07-01 |
| 20100166168 | CALL MANAGEMENT SYSTEM - A call management system, comprising:
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| 20100166169 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR PROMOTIONAL CALLING - Systems and methods for integrating business promotional material with voice calling are described. The business sponsors a customer to sign up for an outgoing calling account with a promotional calling service provider company. The service provider identifies an user as a customer of the sponsor and therefore assigns one dedicated speed dial extension to connect directly to the sponsor. Other frequently called numbers are stored in a phone book at other speed dial locations. Sponsor gets to promote themselves to the sponsored user when the user sets up/maintains his/her online account or makes a call. | 2010-07-01 |
| 20100166170 | Method and Apparatus for Relaying Calls - A dual mode user terminal for a calling party can make calls over both a conventional cellular network and a packet data network using VoIP protocols. If the called party is not available to receive a VoIP call over the packet data network, the user terminal for the calling party can request a third party user terminal available on the packet data network to relay the call between the calling party and the called party. | 2010-07-01 |
| 20100166171 | APPARATUSES, METHODS AND SYSTEMS FOR ACCESSING A NEW CUSTOMER SERVICE REPRESENTATIVE AND FOR MONITORING CUSTOMER SERVICE - This disclosure details the implementation of methods, systems and computer program products for a customer satisfaction engine (CSE). Embodiments of the CSE allow callers to key in customer satisfaction data using a rating system and/or to change customer service representatives (CSR) during the course of a customer service call rather than after the call has ended. Caller generated ratings may be stored in a database in association with the respective CSR profile for later access, analysis, and/or review. CSE embodiments may also allow customers to log in to a website and view operations made by the CSR as a service call progresses. CSE systems may provide for improved customer service and allow companies improved efficiency, monitoring and reporting of CSR performance. | 2010-07-01 |
| 20100166172 | SUBSCRIBER LINE INTERFACE CIRCUITRY WITH INTEGRATED SERIAL INTERFACES - Methods and apparatus for communicating include a first device coupled to a second device with a bi-directional data line and a clock line. Frames of data are serially communicated between the first and second devices on the data line. Each frame is synchronized with a clock signal carried by the clock line. Each frame has a portion allocated to data communicated from the first device to the second device and another portion allocated to data communicated from the second device to the first device. | 2010-07-01 |
| 20100166173 | SUBSCRIBER LINE INTERFACE CIRCUITRY WITH INTEGRATED SERIAL INTERFACES - Methods and apparatus for communicating include coupling first and second devices with a first unidirectional data line, a second unidirectional data line, and a clock line. Frames of data are serially communicated between the first and second devices using the first and second unidirectional data lines. The frame format of a frame carried by the first unidirectional data line is distinct from a frame format of a frame carried by the second unidirectional data line. Each frame is synchronized with a clock signal carried by the clock line. | 2010-07-01 |
| 20100166174 | Hash functions using elliptic curve cryptography - The hash functions using elliptic curve cryptography are hash functions that are produced using both an elliptic curve and a twist of the elliptic curve. Hash points are assigned values that either correspond to points on the elliptic curve or to points on the twist, depending upon whether the scalar value of the corresponding message block produces a quadratic residue or a quadratic non-residue when substituted as the x-value into the elliptic curve equation. The corresponding hash point x-coordinates are concatenated to form the hash bit string. The hash points may be doubled, and the hash functions may be applied to multimedia data by applying a media compression method to the message data before computing the hash points. | 2010-07-01 |
| 20100166175 | Cryptographic hash functions using elliptic polynomial cryptography - The cryptographic hash functions using of elliptic polynomial polynomials are based on the elliptic polynomial discrete logarithm problem, which is well known as a computationally hard problem. The hash functions are based on the elliptic polynomial equation in their generation, where different elliptic polynomials are used for different blocks of the same plain text. Particularly, the hash functions use an elliptic polynomial with more than one independent x-coordinate. More specifically, a set of elliptic polynomial points are used that satisfy an elliptic polynomial equation with more than one independent x-coordinate which is defined over a finite field F. | 2010-07-01 |
| 20100166176 | Elliptical polynomial-based message authentication code - The elliptic-polynomial based Message Authentication Code (MAC) provides MAC generation methods based on the elliptic polynomial discrete logarithm problem. It is well known that an elliptic polynomial discrete logarithm problem is a computationally “difficult” or “hard” problem. The methods use both an elliptic polynomial polynomial and its twist, even if the polynomial and its twist are not isomorphic. Since both the polynomial and its twist are used, multiple x- and y-coordinates can be used to embed bit strings into a point that satisfies the elliptic polynomial, and the embedding process is non-iterative, so that the time required to embed the bit string is independent of the bit string content. | 2010-07-01 |
| 20100166177 | METHOD FOR PROTECTING A CRYPTOGRAPHIC DEVICE AGAINST SPA, DPA AND TIME ATTACKS - A method is for operating a cryptographic device to reduce effects of power analysis and time attacks. The method may include executing a first set of cryptographic algorithm computations with a first crypto-processor of the cryptographic device. The first set of cryptographic algorithm computations may provide encryption of a first set of data to be protected with a first secret key stored in the cryptographic device. The method may further include executing a second set of cryptographic algorithm computations with a second crypto-processor of the cryptographic device for providing encryption of a second set of data different from the first set of data to be protected with a second different secret key. | 2010-07-01 |
| 20100166178 | METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR SECURING PACKETIZED VOICE TRANSMISSIONS - An approach is provided for providing secure packetized voice transmissions. A public/private key pair is generated at a call device (or endpoint). An encrypted voice stream is received from another call device, where the encrypted voice stream was encrypted using a public key of the public/private key pair. This encrypted voice stream when received at the call device is decrypted using a private key of the public/private key pair. | 2010-07-01 |
| 20100166179 | METHODS AND APPARATUS FOR BOOTSTRAPPING MOBILE-FOREIGN AND FOREIGN-HOME AUTHENTICATION KEYS IN MOBILE IP - Methods and apparatus for dynamically generating authentication keys are disclosed. Specifically, a Mobile-Foreign authentication key is separately generated by both the Mobile Node and Foreign Agent. Similarly, a Foreign-Home authentication key is separately generated by the Foreign Agent and the Home Agent. In accordance with one embodiment, generation of the Mobile-Foreign authentication key and Foreign-Home authentication key are accomplished via the Diffie-Hellman key generation scheme. | 2010-07-01 |
| 20100166180 | CLOAKING OF RADIO SIGNALS - The present invention comprises a device that, based upon signals transmitted by devices within a wireless network, causes masking signals to be selectively transmitted. For example, the device may not cause masking signals to be transmitted if the signal does not include confidential data, for example it is an acknowledgement message. Additionally, the strength, coding rate and modulation format of the masking signals may be varied to provide increased data security. | 2010-07-01 |
| 20100166181 | BANDWIDTH EFFICIENT METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR OBSCURING THE EXISTENCE OF ENCRYPTION IN A COMMUNICATIONS CHANNEL - A system, method, and network interface obscures the existence of data encryption in a communication network is provided. A set of characters is generated by using a set of encryption keys as an input to a pseudo-random function. Each character corresponds to an index value. The encrypted data is divided into a plurality of parts. Each part is sectioned into a plurality of groups. Each group of the plurality of groups is encoded by mapping the group to a character in the set of characters according to its corresponding index value. The mapped characters are transmitted through the communication network. | 2010-07-01 |
| 20100166182 | METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR SECURING VOICE OVER INTERNET PROTOCOL TRANSMISSIONS - An approach is provided for providing secure packetized voice transmissions. A public key corresponding to a destination device is retrieved. An input signal is digitized for transmission over a packetized voice connection to the destination device. The digitized signal is encrypted using a public key of the destination device. This encrypted input signal when received at the destination device is decrypted using a secure private key at the destination device. | 2010-07-01 |
| 20100166183 | OPTIMIZING SECURITY BITS IN A MEDIA ACCESS CONTROL (MAC) HEADER - A method of retrieving security information in a media access control (MAC) header by a wireless station may include receiving a data unit, such as a protocol data unit (PDU), from a remote wireless station. The PDU may include the MAC header. The method may also include reading two encryption key sequence (EKS) bits in the MAC header that denote both whether the data unit is encrypted and a position in an encryption key sequence for the data unit. | 2010-07-01 |
| 20100166184 | METHOD OF HANDLING SECURITY CONFIGURATION IN WIRELESS COMMUNICATIONS SYSTEM AND RELATED COMMUNICATION DEVICE - A method of handling security configuration for a mobile device using a mapped security context in a wireless communication system includes utilizing the mapped security context to derive ciphering and integrity keys when security configuration, indicating a key update based on a cached security context, is received. | 2010-07-01 |
| 20100166185 | Delivering Specific Contents to Specific Recipients Using Broadcast Networks - Systems and methods for delivering specific contents to specific recipients using broadcast networks. The methods include receiving an AV signal of a broadcast program and supplementary content which contains a tag identifying a specific recipient and specific contents. The specific contents are encrypted with a public key associated with the specific recipient. The supplementary content is combined with the AV signal to form a data-augmented signal which is subsequently encoded and modulated with a carrier signal to form a transmit signal for broadcasting to receivers. Each receiver includes a supplementary decoder for extracting the supplementary content, decrypting the specific contents with a private key corresponding to the public key, and providing the decrypted specific contents to the intended recipient. | 2010-07-01 |
| 20100166186 | WIRELESS COMMUNICATION METHOD USING WPS - A wireless communication method includes receiving a first frame requesting to start a registration protocol in Wi-Fi protected setup (WPS) of wireless LAN security standards, transmitting, after receiving the first frame, a second frame containing security types and encryption keys for the respective security types, and transmitting a third frame, after transmitting the second frame, the third frame instructing to terminate WPS. The security types include at least one of Wi-Fi protected access (WPA), WPA2 and WEP. | 2010-07-01 |
| 20100166187 | QKD USING HIGH-ALTITUDE PALTFORMS - Systems and methods for performing quantum key distribution (QKD) using one or more high-altitude platforms (HAPs) are disclosed. The system includes a second QKD station (Alice) supported by the HAP so as to be in free-space communication with the first QKD station (Bob) over an optical path (OP) via an optical quantum communication channel that carries quantum signals (P | 2010-07-01 |
| 20100166188 | IMPLICIT CERTIFICATE SCHEME - A method of generating a public key in a secure digital communication system, having at least one trusted entity CA and subscriber entities A. For each entity A, the trusted entity selects a unique identity distinguishing the entity A. The trusted entity then generates a public key reconstruction public data of the entity A by mathematically combining public values obtained from respective private values of the trusted entity and the entity A. The unique identity and public key reconstruction public data of the entity A serve as A's implicit certificate. The trusted entity combines the implicit certificate information with a mathematical function to derive an entity information ƒ and generates a value k | 2010-07-01 |
| 20100166189 | Key Management Apparatus and Key Management Method - According to one embodiment, a key management apparatus comprises a decrypting module configured to read a first media unique key and an encrypted content key corresponding to a selected content from a first information storage medium and to decrypt the encrypted content key with the first media unique key in order to obtain a content key in a plain version, an encryption module configured to read a second media unique key from a second information storage medium and to encrypt the content key in the plain version with the second media unique key in order to obtain an encrypted content key for the second medium, and a write module configured to write the encrypted content key for the second medium to a user data area of the second medium. | 2010-07-01 |
| 20100166190 | DEVICE FOR AND A METHOD OF PROCESSING AN AUDIO SIGNAL - A device for processing an audio signal, wherein the device comprises a detection unit adapted for detecting a widening state of the audio signal, and a widening modification unit adapted for modifying a widening characteristic of the audio signal depending on the detected widening state of the audio signal. | 2010-07-01 |
| 20100166191 | Method and Apparatus for Conversion Between Multi-Channel Audio Formats - An input multi-channel representation is converted into a different output multi-channel representation of a spatial audio signal, in that an intermediate representation of the spatial audio signal is derived, the intermediate representation having direction parameters indicating a direction of origin of a portion of the spatial audio signal; and in that the output multi-channel representation of the spatial audio signal is generated using the intermediate representation of the spatial audio signal. | 2010-07-01 |
| 20100166192 | INTEGRATED CIRCUIT FOR REDUCING RADIO FREQUENCY INTERFERENCE DUE TO ANTENNA EFFECTS - The invention provides an integrated circuit for reducing radio frequency interference due to antenna effects. In one embodiment, the integrated circuit includes a pre-stage audio processor and a post-stage power amplifier. The pre-stage audio processor receives a left channel input signal and a right channel input signal, processes the left channel input signal to obtain a positive left channel signal and a negative left channel signal, and processes the right channel input signal to obtain a positive right channel signal and a negative right channel signal. The post-stage power amplifier amplifies the positive left channel signal and the negative left channel signal to obtain a left channel output signal, and amplifies the positive right channel signal and the negative right channel signal to obtain a right channel output signal. | 2010-07-01 |
| 20100166193 | Multiple Display Systems with Enhanced Acoustics Experience - A method and a system are described providing multiple display systems with an enhanced acoustics experience. A source audio signal having a plurality of source audio channels is generated from an audio signal source. The system includes a plurality of speakers connected to a plurality of display systems. A speaker configuration gatherer determines the spatial configuration of the speakers. An audio signal processor is provided to generate synthesized audio signal based on the contents of the source audio signal and spatial configuration of the speakers. The synthesized audio signal is mapped and delivered to the speakers to produce an enhanced sound field. | 2010-07-01 |
| 20100166194 | APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR PROCESSING AUDIO - In the specification and drawing an apparatus for processing audio is described and shown with an audio processor for acquiring at least one audio signal from an audio chip and transforming the audio signal into a surround sound signal and a transmitter for emitting the surround sound signal to a radio set. Moreover, a method for processing audio is also disclosed in the specification and drawing. | 2010-07-01 |
| 20100166195 | ACOUSTIC APPARATUS - An acoustic apparatus without increasing noise etc. even when plural directional microphones collect sounds from a place of the same distances is provided. Sound signals output from the microphone arrays are subjected to phase shift by phase shift circuits | 2010-07-01 |
| 20100166196 | METHOD FOR VOLUME ADAPTATION, MOBILE ELECTRONIC DEVICE AND COMPUTER PROGRAM PRODUCT USING THE METHOD THEREOF - A method for volume adaptation, a mobile electronic device and a computer program product are disclosed. According to the method for volume adaptation, a sound producing function is started. At intervals, a present first environmental noise is sampled, a present set playing volume of the mobile electronic device is inquired about, and a second environmental noise occurring on setting the playing volume is obtained. Finally, the playing volume is adjusted according to the first environmental noise and the second environmental noise. In this way, the present invention is able to automatically adjust the playing volume thereof in response to the environmental noises of different times, which largely increases the convenience of using the mobile electronic device. | 2010-07-01 |
| 20100166197 | SOUND CORRECTOR, SOUND MEASUREMENT DEVICE, SOUND REPRODUCER, SOUND CORRECTION METHOD, AND SOUND MEASUREMENT METHOD - According to one embodiment, a sound corrector includes a signal outputter, a response signal, a frequency specifier, a coefficient specifier, a filter, and an outputter. The signal outputter outputs a measurement signal to measure acoustical properties of an object to be measured. The response signal receiver receives a response signal from the object in response to the measurement signal. The frequency specifier specifies a resonant frequency at a resonance peak from the response signal. The coefficient specifier specifies a correction coefficient of a correction filter for reducing the resonant frequency based on the specified resonant frequency. The filter performs filtering on a signal to be output to the object using the correction filter with the correction coefficient. The outputter outputs the signal having undergone the filtering to the object. | 2010-07-01 |
| 20100166198 | Hearing Instrument with Improved Initialisation of Parameters of Digital Feedback Suppression Circuitry - A method of modelling a feedback path from a receiver to a microphone in a hearing instrument, includes applying an electronic probe signal with an increasing level as a function of time to the receiver for conversion of the electronic probe signal into an acoustic probe signal output by the receiver, monitoring values of a first quality parameter calculated based at least in part on recorded microphone output signal, and after the first quality parameter reaches a predetermined first threshold value, determining at least one parameter of the feedback path based at least in part on the recorded microphone output signal values. | 2010-07-01 |
| 20100166199 | ACOUSTIC ECHO REDUCTION CIRCUIT FOR A "HANDS-FREE" DEVICE USABLE WITH A CELL PHONE - The device comprises: a circuit for picking up acoustic signals with the microphone ( | 2010-07-01 |
| 20100166200 | Feedback Elimination Method and Apparatus - A method and apparatus for detecting a singing frequency in a signal processing system using two neural-networks is disclosed. The first one (a hit neural network) monitors the maximum spectral peak FFT bin as it changes with time. The second one (change neural network) monitors the monotonic increasing behavior. The inputs to the neural-networks are the maximum spectral magnitude bin and its rate of change in time. The output is an indication whether howling is likely to occur and the corresponding singing frequency. Once the singing frequency is identified, it can be suppressed using any one of many available techniques such as notch filters. Several improvements of the base method or apparatus are also disclosed, where additional neural networks are used to detect more than one singing frequency. | 2010-07-01 |
| 20100166201 | Electromagnetically-countered speaker systems and methods - The present invention relates to electromagnetically-countered speaker systems for generating acoustic sounds according to dynamic signals supplied thereto while minimizing irradiation of harmful electromagnetic waves therefrom. More particularly, the present invention relates to various speaker systems which do not include speaker magnets but include driver members for generating the sounds while emitting such harmful waves and counter members for generating magnetic forces for providing such sound while emitting counter electromagnetic waves capable of canceling at least a substantial portion of the harmful waves based on their configurational and phase characteristics. The present invention also relates to various speaker systems which do not include speaker magnets but include various electric and/or magnetic shields in addition to such drive and counter members. The present invention also relates to various methods of minimizing irradiation of the harmful waves of the speaker systems by the counter members, various methods of shielding such harmful waves by the electric and/or magnetic shields, and the like. The present invention further relates to various processes for providing such systems, counter members thereof, and electric and/or magnetic shields therefor. | 2010-07-01 |
| 20100166202 | NOISE REDUCTION DEVICE - A noise control device includes the following structural elements. A signal memory records both of a noise signal supplied from a noise microphone and an error signal supplied from an error microphone. A filter coefficient calculator calculates a fixed filter coefficient of a control filter by using data recorded in the signal memory. A filter coefficient renewing section renews, at a given timing, a filter coefficient set at a fixed filter in a control filter to a filter coefficient read out from the filter coefficient calculator. | 2010-07-01 |
| 20100166203 | Headset - There is provided an earphone comprising a first housing (LK, AK, IK) for receiving an electroacoustic transducer and a second housing (RK, AK, IK) for receiving an electroacoustic reproduction transducer, at least one outer microphone (M | 2010-07-01 |
| 20100166204 | Headphone set - A headphone set is equipped with left- and right-ear headphone units. Each unit includes a housing body having a first plane section and a second plane section that faces the first section, the sections being almost perpendicular to a cross section of a cavum conchae of a user's ear when the housing body is fit in the cavum conchae, a speaker and a microphone aligned between the sections, the speaker being located at the first section side, the microphone being located at the second section side. A sound output section is provided at the first section, to give off sounds output by the speaker to an outer space of the housing body. A sound pick-up hole is provided at the second section, through which the outer space communicates with an inner space of the housing body created between a sound pick-up section of the microphone and the second section. | 2010-07-01 |
| 20100166205 | INFORMATION PROCESSING APPARATUS AND INFORMATION PROCESSING METHOD - An information processing apparatus includes a jack, a noise-canceling section, a judgment section, and a first regulation section. The jack is connectable with a plug of a headphone including a microphone, outputs a first signal to the headphone, and inputs a second signal from the microphone. The noise-canceling section generates a third signal that cancels a noise component around the headphone based on the second signal input from the jack and enables an operation of superposing the third signal on the first signal. The judgment section judges whether at least one of the first signal and the second signal exceeds a predetermined level. The first regulation section regulates an operation of the noise-canceling section when the judgment section detects that the predetermined level is exceeded. | 2010-07-01 |
| 20100166206 | DEVICE FOR AND A METHOD OF PROCESSING AUDIO DATA | 2010-07-01 |
| 20100166207 | HEADPHONE APPARATUS AND REPRODUCING APPARATUS - Disclosed herein is a headphone apparatus including: two cases; a connecting part configured to connect the two cases to each other; a detector configured to detect connection of the two cases to each other via the connecting part; and a controller configured to carry out predetermined control in response to detection of connection of the two cases to each other by the detector. | 2010-07-01 |
| 20100166208 | REPRODUCING APPARATUS AND HEADPHONE APPARATUS - Disclosed herein is a reproducing apparatus including: a case; a headphone configured to be so provided as to protrude on one surface of the case and be inserted into an ear hole; an operating unit configured to be provided on a further surface orthogonal to the one surface of the case and near a base of the headphone and allow press-down operation and rotational operation; a reproducing unit configured to reproduce audio data; and a controller configured to be incorporated in the case and make the reproducing unit reproduce audio data stored in a storage medium based on operation input to the operating unit. | 2010-07-01 |
| 20100166209 | COMPANION MICROPHONE SYSTEM AND METHOD - Systems and methods for wireless communication can include a first unit configured to synchronously transmit a first digital audio packet redundantly in at least a first dedicated slot and a second dedicated slot over a time period, and a second unit configured to receive wireless transmissions from the first unit. In certain embodiments, the second unit does not listen for a transmission in the second dedicated slot if the first digital audio packet is received in the first dedicated slot. In certain embodiments, the units are encoded with a group code that identifies group members, such that the units only receive data packets transmitted by group members with the same group code. | 2010-07-01 |
| 20100166210 | ENGINE SPEED CALCULATION DEVICE AND ENGINE SOUND GENERATION DEVICE - An engine sound generation device adapted to an electric vehicle includes an engine speed calculation unit which calculates the virtual engine speed based on the motor revolution speed, vehicle speed, and acceleration opening. The engine speed calculation unit calculates the virtual engine speed with reference to the vehicle-dependent engine speed memory on the condition that the virtual engine speed is deemed proportional to the vehicle speed. In addition, the engine speed calculation unit calculates the virtual engine speed with reference to the vehicle-nondependent engine speed memory on the condition that the virtual engine speed is not deemed proportional to the vehicle speed, thus generating the common engine sound matching the behavior of an engine in a prescribed event such as the startup of the electric vehicle and the semi-engagement of a clutch. | 2010-07-01 |
| 20100166211 | LIGHTWEIGHT AUDIO SYSTEM FOR AUTOMOTIVE APPLICATIONS AND METHOD - A lightweight radio/CD player for vehicular application is virtually “fastenerless” and includes a case and frontal interface formed of polymer based material that is molded to provide details to accept audio devices such as playback mechanisms (if desired) and radio receivers, as well as the circuit boards required for electrical control and display. The case and frontal interface are of composite structure, including an insert molded electrically conductive wire mesh screen that has been pre-formed to contour with the molding operation. The wire mesh provides EMC, RFI, BCI and ESD shielding and grounding of the circuit boards via exposed wire mesh pads and adjacent ground clips. The PCB architecture integrally forms a resilient beam portion adjacent an edge thereof carrying a grounding pad. The major components and subassemblies are self-fixturing during the final assembly process, eliminating the need for dedicated tools, fixtures and assembly equipment. The major components and subassemblies self-interconnect by integral guide and connection features effecting “slide lock” and “snap lock” self-interconnection. | 2010-07-01 |
| 20100166212 | SOUND EMISSION AND COLLECTION DEVICE - It is possible to provide a sound emission and collection device having a compact configuration and being capable of suppressing a wraparound sound from a speaker to a microphone and improving the S/N ratio. In the sound emission and collection device, a plurality of speakers ( | 2010-07-01 |
| 20100166213 | Anti-Feedback Device and Anti-Feedback Method - An anti-feedback device includes an anti-feedback filter provided in a closed loop, The anti-feedback device down-samples a signal of specific band selected from an output signal of an adaptive target signal transfer system and a signal of the same band selected from an input signal of the transfer system, and a filtering coefficient of the adaptive filter is updated by use of the down-sampled signals. The filter controller controls a filtering characteristic of the anti-feedback filter so that a peak gain of a frequency of an amplitude characteristic within a specific band of a closed loop determined from the filtering coefficient of the adaptive filter is suppressed. Moreover, the filter controller estimates a gain of the closed loop outside the specific band from the amplitude characteristic in the specific band and controls the amount of suppression of the anti-feedback filter, outside the band in accordance with a result of estimation. | 2010-07-01 |
| 20100166214 | ELECTRICAL APPARATUS, AUDIO-RECEIVING CIRCUIT AND METHOD FOR FILTERING NOISE - An electronic apparatus at least including an audio-receiving circuit is provided. The audio-receiving circuit includes an audio receiver and a processor. The audio receiver receives a sound wave from a sound source, and generates a first audio signal containing a plurality of noises to the processor. The processor performs a signal processing of time reversal to the first audio signal to restore a sound sent at an original sound source, so as to filter noises in the first audio signal and output a second audio signal. | 2010-07-01 |
| 20100166215 | WIND NOISE REJECTION APPARATUS - An apparatus for reduction of wind noise comprised of an electro-acoustic transducer arrangement with at least two and preferably a minimum of three omni-directional transducer elements. The exposed structure is covered with at least one thin layer of wind-resistive material. The electrical outputs of the elements are added together to provide an output signal with increased signal to wind noise ratio. The signal may subject to additional signal processing such as filtering and/or level sensitive signal inhibition. | 2010-07-01 |
| 20100166216 | Nonlinear Signal Processing - A method of determining a signal input to a transducer from the signal output from the transducer, the method comprising receiving as input at a processing means the signal output from the transducer, processing the signal output from the transducer in dependance upon a value for the linear gain coefficient of the transducer and a value for the quadratic nonlinear coefficient of the transducer, to determine the signal input to the transducer. | 2010-07-01 |
| 20100166217 | METHOD OF AND CIRCUIT FOR ADJUSTING FREQUENCY OF A DRIVING SIGNAL OF ELECTRONIC HORN BY MEANS OF CAPACITOR - The present invention discloses a driving circuit for electronic horn and a driving method for the electronic horn. The driving circuit includes an oscillating circuit, which generates a signal having oscillating frequency. Based on the signal, said driving circuit generates a driving signal to drive the electronic horn to produce sound. It is characterized in that said oscillating circuit includes a variable capacitor, and the oscillating frequency is changed by adjusting capacitance of the variable capacitor so as for the frequency of the driving signal to be consistent with working frequency of the electronic horn. The present invention overcomes the problem of mismatch between the frequency of circuit's driving signal and the horn's sounding diaphragm and horn's tone inflexion due to resistance change caused by vehicle vibration. | 2010-07-01 |
| 20100166218 | Sound Processor, Sound Reproducer, and Sound Processing Method - According to one embodiment, a sound processor includes a creating module, a filter, and a combining module. The creating module creates a plurality of first acoustic models based on a frequency characteristic that represents an acoustic property of an object to be measured. The first acoustic models are modeled with respect to resonance properties that vary depending on frequency bands. The filter extracts frequency components in the frequency bands from the respective first acoustic models. The combining module combines the frequency components extracted from the first acoustic models to create a second acoustic model. | 2010-07-01 |
| 20100166219 | ELEVATED TOROID MICROPHONE APPARATUS - A video teleconferencing directional microphone includes three microphone elements arranged coincidentally on a vertical axis. The three microphone elements are placed on a supporting surface so that a first microphone element is on the surface, and the second and third microphone elements are elevated above the supporting surface. The directional microphone also includes three filters, a summing node, and an equalizer, which are used to shape the directivity pattern of the directional microphone into an elevated toroid sensitivity pattern. The elevated toroid sensitivity pattern increases sensitivity in the direction of a sound source of interest, but reduces sensitivity to any sound waves generated by noise sources at other locations. | 2010-07-01 |
| 20100166220 | BAND DIVISION APPARATUS - A band division apparatus obtains an analog low-band signal, an analog intermediate-band signal and an analog high-band signal from a digital sound signal. In the band division apparatus, a digital filter separates the digital sound signal into a digital intermediate-band signal having the intermediate frequency band while the high frequency band and the low frequency band are attenuated, and a digital low-high-band signal having a frequency band combining the low frequency band and the high frequency band while the intermediate frequency band are attenuated. A DA converter converts the digital low-high-band signal into an analog low-high-band signal. Another DA converter converts the digital intermediate-band signal into the analog intermediate-band signal. An analog filter separates the analog low-high-band signal into the analog low-band signal and the analog high-band signal. | 2010-07-01 |
| 20100166221 | Sound setting apparatus and sound setting method - A sound setting apparatus includes: a manipulating unit capable of making an input manipulation in upward, downward, left, right, and rotation directions; a band setting unit that sets each of individual frequency bands corresponding to low, midrange, and high frequencies in controlling an equalizer, in response to an input manipulation to the manipulating unit in the left and right directions; a level setting unit that sets an output level of each of the bands set by the band setting unit, in response to an input manipulation in the upward and downward directions; a center frequency setting unit that sets a center frequency of each of the bands set by the band setting unit, in response to an input manipulation in the rotation directions; and a display unit that collectively displays setting images to set the band, the output level, and the center frequency on a screen on the same layer. | 2010-07-01 |
| 20100166222 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR DIGITAL SIGNAL PROCESSING - The present invention provides for methods and systems for digitally processing an audio signal. In various embodiments, a method comprises receiving a profile comprising a plurality of filter equalizing coefficients, configuring a plurality of filters of a graphic equalizer with the plurality of filter equalizing coefficients from the profile, receiving a first signal for processing, adjusting the plurality of filters using a first gain, equalizing the first signal using the plurality of filters of the graphic equalizer, outputting the first signal, receiving a second signal for processing, adjusting the plurality of filters, previously configured with the filter equalizing coefficients from the profile, using a second gain, equalizing the second plurality of frequencies of the second signal with the plurality of filters of the graphic equalizer, and outputting the second signal. | 2010-07-01 |
| 20100166223 | ADJUSTING ACOUSTIC SPEAKER OUTPUT BASED ON AN ESTIMATED DEGREE OF SEAL OF AN EAR ABOUT A SPEAKER PORT - A degree of seal of an ear about a speaker port may be estimated by detecting touch contact between the ear and at least one touch sensor in fixed relation to the speaker port. The degree of seal is estimated based on the detected touch contact. Based upon the estimated degree of seal, the acoustic output of the speaker may be adjusted. The adjustment may compensate for perceived changes to the quality of the acoustic output resulting from the degree of seal. The at least one touch sensor may be a plurality of touch sensors spaced around the speaker port. Each sensor may have a truncated wedge shape, with a narrow end closest to the speaker port. Upon receipt of user input indicative of a high degree of ear seal, a sample of the sensor(s) may be taken and stored for using during future estimation of the degree of seal. | 2010-07-01 |
| 20100166224 | LOUDNESS CIRCUIT WITHOUT OPERATIONAL AMPLIFIER - A loudness circuit without operational amplifiers is provided. The loudness circuit includes a first equivalent resistance circuit for accepting an audio signal; a second equivalent resistance circuit connected to the first equivalent resistance circuit; and a series resistor and capacitor, parallel connected with the second equivalent resistance circuit for determining zeros of the loudness circuit; wherein the first and the second equivalent resistance circuit, the resistor and the capacitor regulates the output gain of the loudness circuit in all frequency bands such that the gain is raised in a predetermined low-frequency band and reduced in a predetermined high-frequency band, and a loudness signal is output from the second equivalent resistance circuit such that zeros of the loudness circuit are fixed. | 2010-07-01 |
| 20100166225 | SIGNAL PROCESSING APPARATUS, SIGNAL PROCESSING METHOD AND PROGRAM - A signal processing apparatus includes a first audio adjustment information generator generating a first audio adjustment information in accordance with an audio signal in a content item, a sound input unit, a sound output unit, an audio separator separating the audio signal from noise signals which are both output from the sound output unit and are detected by the sound input unit, a second audio adjustment information generator generating a second audio adjustment information in accordance with the noise signals separated by the audio separator, and an audio adjustment unit adjusting a volume of the audio signal output in the sound output unit in accordance with the first and second audio adjustment information. | 2010-07-01 |
| 20100166226 | AUDIO CONTROL METHOD AND AUDIO CONTROL APPARATUS - A channel conversion part ( | 2010-07-01 |
| 20100166227 | CIRCUITS FOR BIASING/CHARGING HIGH IMPEDANCE LOADS - A charging circuit for charging/biasing high impedance loads such as capacitive loads. The circuit comprises an input for connecting to a voltage/charge source and an output for connecting to the load. A capacitor is connected between the output and a reference voltage such as ground and a reverse bias diode is connected between the input and the output terminals. The reverse bias diode is arranged to allow a reverse current to pass which is sufficient to compensate for current leakage at the output terminal or other parts of the circuit. The reverse bias diode is conveniently a polysilicon diode. The diode may be connected in parallel with a shunt device to allow for rapid charging during start up. | 2010-07-01 |
| 20100166228 | APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR BIASING A TRANSDUCER - An apparatus comprising a capacitive transducer, for example a MEMS microphone. A first voltage generator is connected to receive a first voltage (VDD*) and generate a second voltage (V | 2010-07-01 |
| 20100166229 | CHARGE PUMP CIRCUITS - Charge pump circuits having circuit components such as transistors which may be damaged by voltage transients greater than the normal operating voltage levels of the charge pump circuit, such as may be experienced during powering down. The circuit components to be protected are connected in parallel with a leakage element arranged to have a leakage current that is small enough during normal operation to allow the charge pump to operate effectively but which is large enough, during development of a voltage transient, to prevent excess voltage levels being achieved. The leakage element may have a significant leakage current at a voltage less than the breakdown voltage of the circuit component. Suitable leakage elements are poly diodes. | 2010-07-01 |
| 20100166230 | FLAT SPEAKER STRUCTURE AND DEVICE - A solar flat speaker structure including a flat speaker and a solar cell is provided. The flat speaker includes a chamber substrate, a diaphragm and an upper electrode; the solar cell includes a substrate, and the flat speaker is disposed on a surface of the substrate of the solar cell, so that solar power absorbed by the solar cell is converted to electricity and provided to the flat speaker. A speaker device including at least a flat speaker, a solar cell or the above solar flat speaker structure and an integrator is also provided. The integrator includes at least an audio decoder, a radio frequency receiver, a speaker amplifier, a display and a power manager. The speaker device is expanded using a folding method or a scrolling method. | 2010-07-01 |
| 20100166231 | Thermoacoustic device - A thermoacoustic device includes a substrate, at least one first electrode, at least one second electrode and a sound wave generator. The at least one first electrode and the at least one second electrode are disposed on the substrate. The sound wave generator is contacting with the at least one first electrode and the at least one second electrode. The sound wave generator is suspended on the substrate via the first electrode and the second electrode. The sound wave generator includes a carbon nanotube structure. | 2010-07-01 |
| 20100166232 | Thermoacoustic module, thermoacoustic device, and method for making the same - A thermoacoustic module includes a substrate, a sound wave generator, at least one first electrode and at least one second electrode. The substrate has a top surface, and the top surface defines at least one recess. The sound wave generator is located on the top surface of the substrate and includes at least one first region suspended above the at least one recess and at least one second region being in contact with the top surface of the substrate. The at least one first electrode and at least one second electrode are coupled to the sound wave generator. | 2010-07-01 |
| 20100166233 | Thermoacoustic module, thermoacoustic device, and method for making the same - A thermoacoustic module includes a substrate, at least one first electrode and at least one second electrode located on the substrate, a sound wave generator, and at least one spacer. The sound wave generator is electrically connected to the at least one first electrode and the at least one second electrode. The at least one spacer is located between the substrate and the sound wave generator. The at least one spacer supports the sound wave generator. An interval is defined between the sound wave generator and the substrate. The sound wave generator is embedded in the at least one first electrode and the at least one second electrode. | 2010-07-01 |
| 20100166234 | Thermoacoustic module, thermoacoustic device, and method for making the same - A thermoacoustic module includes a substrate, at least one first electrode and at least one second electrode located on the substrate, a cover board spaced from the substrate, and a sound wave generator. The sound wave generator is located between the cover board and the substrate. The sound wave generator is electrically connected to the at least one first electrode and the at least one second electrode. The sound wave generator is capable of generating sound by causing a thermoacoustic effect. | 2010-07-01 |
| 20100166235 | SILICON CONDENSER MICROPHONE - A silicon condenser microphone includes a silicon substrate defining an opening, a diaphragm supported above the substrate, a backplate opposite to the diaphragm for forming a capacitor together with the diaphragm. The diaphragm includes a central vibrating portion and a plurality of arms extending from an edge of the vibrating portion. Each of the arms includes a first end connecting to the edge of the vibrating portion and a linking portion extending along a path having the same outline as that of the vibrating portion. | 2010-07-01 |
| 20100166236 | Electromagnetically-countered display systems and methods - The present invention relates to an electromagnetically-countered display system including at least one wave source and at least one counter unit, where such a wave source irradiates harmful electromagnetic waves and the counter unit emits counter electromagnetic waves for countering the harmful waves therewith. More particularly, the present invention relates to various counter units for the electromagnetically-countered display system and to various mechanisms to counter the harmful waves with the counter units, e.g., by matching configurations of the counter units with those of the wave sources, by matching wavefronts of the harmful waves with those the counter waves, and so on. The present invention also relates to various methods of countering the harmful waves with such counter waves by source and/or wave matchings, various methods of providing the counter units for emitting the counter waves defining desired wave characteristics, and the like. The present invention further relates to various processes for providing the electromagnetically-countered display systems and their counter units. The present invention further relates to various electric and magnetic shields employed either alone or in conjunction with the counter units for minimizing irradiation of the harmful waves from the shaving system. | 2010-07-01 |
| 20100166237 | Single earphone for stereo and monaural audio devices - Our earphone employs a standard three-conductor stereo headphone plug, inserted into an ordinary stereo jack, enabling the listener to hear the combined left and right channels of stereo audio in a single ear without the need for any kind of adapter. The single earphone enables a person with a hearing impairment, the ability to hear both left and right audio channels in their one good ear without missing any of the media content. Our single stereo earphone may be used equally well with both stereo and mono audio devices without the need for any kind of adapter, switch or sensing circuit. Our earphone overcomes numerous problems typically experienced when one plugs a mono earphone into a stereo jack, and vice versa. It also does away with the need for any type of stereo-to-mono adapters, creating a cost savings while simplifying its universal use with all audio circuits. | 2010-07-01 |
| 20100166238 | Surround sound virtualization apparatus and method - A surround sound virtualization apparatus and method. The surround sound virtualization apparatus may include an audio decoder to perform head-related transfer function (HRTF) filtering, and a time delay unit to provide a time delay to a plurality of output signals of the audio decoder. | 2010-07-01 |
| 20100166239 | Shielding of Behind-The-Ear Hearing Aids - Provided is a method and shield for shielding a behind-the-ear hearing aid. A Mu metal shielding material is bonded to the external or internal surface of the behind-the-ear hearing aid, the shielding providing effective shielding of electromagnetic radiation in the frequency range of 20 Hz to MHz and effective sound shielding in the audio frequency range of 20 Hz to 20,000 Hz. A hearing canal mold comprised of a rubber-like compound, shaped to encompass and seal an outer portion of a hearing tube of a hearing aid and a user's hearing canal entrance is also provided. | 2010-07-01 |
| 20100166240 | Hearing apparatus for pets - An apparatus that provides vibration cues, indicative of ambient sounds, to deaf and hard-of-hearing pets. This apparatus, attached to a pet's collar, receives sounds via an attached microphone, processes said sounds to discriminate changes in sound patterns or to detect specifically-programmed sound patterns, and then outputs vibrations that are indicative of the received sounds. | 2010-07-01 |
| 20100166241 | Hearing aid ear dome - The present invention relates to an ear tip for the end of the tube coupling the hearing aid receiver to the ear canal of a receiver wearing the hearing aid. The ear tip has variable openings therethrough for adjusting and reducing the occlusion effect in the ear canal. The ear tip may be connected to a sound tube from a receiver mounted in the hearing aid or may have the receiver mounted directly within the ear tip for insertion in the ear canal. | 2010-07-01 |
| 20100166242 | DIRECT DIGITAL SPEAKER APPARATUS HAVING A DESIRED DIRECTIVITY PATTERN - Direct digital speaker apparatus receiving a digital input signal and generating sound accordingly, the apparatus comprising an array of pressure-producing elements and a controller operative to compute a timing pattern determining if and when each pressure-producing element is actuated so as to achieve a desired directivity pattern. | 2010-07-01 |
| 20100166243 | Ear warming article including electronic device and easily interchangeable advertising areas - An ear warming article that can be comprised of a C-shaped resilient band, an outer sleeve and a speaker or other electronic device is described. The outer sleeve is dimensioned to contain the resilient band, and includes two insulating, ear-receiving portions as well as a first opening through which the resilient band can be inserted or removed to yield an assembled or disassembled article, respectively. In a preferred embodiment, the article includes an electronic device having one or more speakers located at the ends of the resilient band; additional openings in the outer sleeve may exist for any control functionality associated with the electronic device(s). The outer sleeve can be comprised of a washable fabric material, particularly suitable as a means for interchangeable advertising (team logo, branding, etc.). In other embodiments, the ear warming article includes additional advertising and/or securing features. | 2010-07-01 |
| 20100166244 | MICROPHONE AND MICROPHONE HEAD - A microphone includes a microphone head having a chassis, a circuit board and a microphone cage. The chassis may be fixed in the microphone cage, and the circuit board may be fixed between the chassis and the microphone cage. | 2010-07-01 |
| 20100166245 | EARPHONE DEVICE AND SOUND GENERATING APPARATUS EQUIPPED WITH THE SAME - An inserting type earphone device is broken down into a signal-to-sound converter, an ear pad to be inserted into an acoustic meatus of user, a sound tube provided between the signal-to-sound converter and the ear pad and a switching mechanism provided in association with the sound tube and ear pad, and a sound hole, which is formed in the sound tube for connecting a sound propagation hole to the outside, is open to and closed with the switching mechanism; the switching mechanism makes the sound hole open and closed through rotation thereof around the sound tube so that the ear pad is not inclined in the acoustic meatus during the rotation, whereby the ear pad is not dropped off from the acoustic meatus. | 2010-07-01 |
| 20100166246 | RECEIVING STRUCTURE FOR SPEAKER - A receiving structure for a speaker includes a housing, a filter, a speaker a LED and a circuit board, the housing comprises a receiving cavity, the receiving cavity defines an assembling groove at the bottom, the assembling groove defines a slit at the bottom, the filter is assembled in the assembling groove, the speaker is assembled in the receiving cavity, a LED is assembled adjacent to the speaker, the circuit board encloses the speaker and the LED with the housing. Sound from the speaker and light from the LED pass through the slit to the outside. | 2010-07-01 |
| 20100166247 | FLEXIBLE LUMINESCENT ELECTRO-ACOUSTIC TRANSDUCER AND ELECTRONIC DEVICE USING THE SAME - An electro-acoustic transducer according to the present invention is provided. The electro-acoustic transducer includes a conductive plate with a plurality of openings, an electret diaphragm and a fluorescent layer. The electret diaphragm is positioned on the conductive plate and has a film body and an electrode layer. The film body has static charges carried and the electrode layer is formed on the upper surface of the film body. The fluorescent layer is positioned between the lower surface of the film body and the conductive plate. | 2010-07-01 |
| 20100166248 | Speaker with heat dissipation arrangement - A speaker having a heat-transfer upper bearing cup fastened to the bottom side of the cone paper, a bottom bearing cup set between the heat-transfer upper bearing cup and the damper, and a heat-transfer sound coil holder capped on the sound coil with bottom hooks thereof fastened to the heat-transfer upper bearing cup and the damper to establish with the heat-transfer upper bearing cup a heat dissipation structure for quick dissipation of heat from the sound coil during the operation of the speaker, thereby raising the output power. | 2010-07-01 |
| 20100166249 | Dual loop speaker - A dual loop speaker having a low profile is disclosed to include a bracket holding a magnet and a U-yoke around the magnet, a damper connected between the bracket and the U-yoke, a cone paper connected between the bracket and the damper and having an inside step, a dust cover bonded to the inside step of the cone paper, a sound coil mounted inside the dust cover and sleeved onto the magnet with the periphery thereof connected to the dust cover, and a tweeter mounted inside the sound coil. When electric current is connected to the sound coil to excite the magnet, the sound coil is cause to vibrate the cone paper and the damper, and the vibration of the cone paper causes sound. Because the sound coil is provided above the cone paper, the height of the speaker is minimized. | 2010-07-01 |
| 20100166250 | System for Identifying Motion Video Content - A system for identifying motion video content, with a registered fmgerprint databse in advance for video contents of broadcasting video signals, wherein said system at least comprises a frame buffer into which a consecutive of video frame images of a motion video content to be identified are stored; a frame sampler by which sample values on the video frame images are obtained; a fingerprint store in which the sample values are held as a fingerprint A for search in the fingerprint database; and a matcher which performs a fingerprint pattern matching algorithm between the fingerprint A for search in the fingerprint database and fingerprints B contained in the fingerprint database so as to determine whether the motion video content has ever been broadcasted before. The system according to the present invention can effectively organize, archive, and search video content; lower the cost of digital storage devices; and identify video content efficiently and with minimal or no human interactions. | 2010-07-01 |
| 20100166251 | Method for Watermarking a Digital Data Set and Device Implementing Said Method - The invention relates to a method of watermarking a data set comprising the steps of:
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| 20100166252 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR DETERMINING BLOOD OXYGENATION USING A MOBILE COMMUNICATION DEVICE | 2010-07-01 |
| 20100166253 | GENERATING DATA REPRESENTATIVE OF A FRAGMENTED DOCUMENT - Systems and methods to generate data representative of a fragmented document are provided. A particular method includes moving a plurality of pieces of a document that has been fragmented. The method also includes capturing images of the pieces. Each of the images includes at least one side of at least one of the plurality of pieces. The method further includes processing the images to generate a data file including at least a portion of the document where the portion is determined based on image data associated with two or more of the plurality of pieces. | 2010-07-01 |
| 20100166254 | Device and Method for Processing Images to Determine a Signature of a Film - A broadband switched multiplexer comprising an input broadband demultiplexer ( | 2010-07-01 |
| 20100166255 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR EVALUATING VEHICLE REFERENCE PLANES - A method and apparatus for comparing reference planes during a vehicle wheel alignment procedure using a machine vision vehicle wheel alignment system. The machine vision vehicle wheel alignment system is configured to acquire position and orientation data associated with at least one optical target disposed in a field of view, to establish a first reference plane associated with a surface on which a vehicle undergoing an alignment procedure is disposed. Positional information associated with each wheel of the vehicle is then acquired by the machine vision vehicle wheel alignment system, and utilized to establish a second reference plane associated with each wheel of the vehicle. Differences between an orientation of the first reference plane and an orientation of the second reference plane are determined and identified to an operator or utilized to characterize components of the vehicle or vehicle support surface. | 2010-07-01 |
| 20100166256 | Method and apparatus for identification and position determination of planar objects in images - A method of identifying a planar object in source images is disclosed. In at least one embodiment, the method includes: retrieving a first source image obtained by a first terrestrial based camera; retrieving a second source image obtained by a second terrestrial based camera; retrieving position data associated with the first and second source image; retrieving orientation data associated with the first and second source image; performing a looking axis rotation transformation on the first and second source image by use of the associated position data and orientation data to obtain first and second intermediate images, wherein the first and second intermediate images have an identical looking axis; performing a radial logarithmic space transformation on the first and second intermediate images to obtain first and second radial logarithmic data images; detecting an area in the first image potentially being a planar object; comparing the potential planar object having similar dimensions in the second radial logarithmic data image and similar rgb characteristics; and finally, identifying the area as a planar object and determining its position. At least one embodiment of the method enables the engineer to detect very efficiently planar perpendicular objects in subsequent images. | 2010-07-01 |
| 20100166257 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR DETECTING SEMI-TRANSPARENCIES IN VIDEO - A method and apparatus for detecting semi-transparencies in video is disclosed. | 2010-07-01 |
